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The ‘I’ Word
graduates
In a recent Vet Futures survey, numbers suggested that 50 per cent of graduates were unsatisfied with their current job roles.

Dispelling misconceptions about working in industry

During Friday morning’s student sessions at BSAVA Congress 2016, veterinary students were offered insight and reassurance about alternative career options for qualified vets.

Emma Farrell, product manager for VetPlus shared her own experiences as a newly graduated vet in practice to attempt to unravel the ongoing problem with new graduate job satisfaction.

In a recent Vet Futures survey, numbers suggested that 50 per cent of graduates were unsatisfied with their current job roles and that life in practice did not meet their expectations. In a frank and honest talk, Emma Farrell asked the simple question ‘why aren’t vets happy?’

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Annual submission deadline small pet animal exemptions

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 Companies marketing medicines for small pets exempt from authorisation must submit their annual return to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) by 30 November 2026.

Submitting this annual return ensures continued compliance with regulatory requirements for products marketed without a full Marketing Authorisation. The exemption specifically applies to products intended for animals, cage birds, terrarium animals, small rodents, ferrets and rabbits.

For further details and submission guidelines, visit the gov.uk website.  

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Bluetongue RZ extended across Scotland

The Scottish Government has announced an extension to a Bluetongue Restricted Zone that is in place in south-west Scotland.

From 3 October, the Restricted Zone will be extended to cover the whole of Scotland. The Animal, Plant and Health Agency (APHA) says this is in response to further disease spread, as well as simplify trading conditions ahead of the autumn.

Since the whole country will share a disease status, it will no longer be necessary to have a movement license to move susceptible livestock around the country. Restrictions on germinal products remain.

As of 1 October 2026, there were 1,979 cases of BTV-3 in England, 389 cases in Wales and 40 cases in Scotland.